douglas college
Inter Office Memo Date: October 17, 1985.

 

TO: __ DOUGLAS COLLEGE BOARD

From: W. L. DAY
Re: PRESIDENT'S REPORT

 

A. External Matters - Municipal

 

On September 23rd, Mr. G. Trerise, Board Chairman, made a joint
presentation with His Worship, Mayor Baker, of the first Royal Visit

Scholarship - established by New Westminster City in commemoration
of Her Majesty's visit in 1983. The recipient was Mr. Oliver
Sterczek.

Informal meetings occurred with the MP for New Westminster, Dr.
Pauline Jewett; His Worship Mayor Driscoll of Port Moody; and Mr.
Bill Rudd, who is Chairman of the New Westminster Industrial
Adjustment Committee, which oversees the Federal funds being expended
on the development of a City economic strategy.

B. External Matters - Education

 

Discussions continue with the Chief Executive Officers of Capilano
College, Vancouver Community College, Kwantlen College, The Open
Learning Institute, and the Justice Institute, with regard to
co-operative planning for the lower mainland.

On September 21st, Dr. Paul Gallagher, of Vancouver Community College,
and I, attended a conference in Vancouver sponsored by the Educational
Review Group, regarding future goals of the B.C. education system.

During the month, we had visits from three different groups from
foreign countries. Dr. Walter Leirman and Dr. Joachim Hildebrand
visited us from Belgium and West Germany. Dr. John Dennison of
UBC brought Dr. Lance Hennesy, of the Australian Higher Education
Commission for an afternoon visit, and a delegation of four senior
Swedish officials spent the afternoon of October 10th at Douglas
College. These people all have an interest in the means by which
educational institutions can better coordinate and co-operate to
further economic and educational objectives. Douglas College had
been recommended to them as one of the institutions in the province
that was doing useful work in these fields.

On September 24th, the Council of Principals met for its regular
bi-monthly meeting. The primary concerns at this time clearly relate
to the implications of the Canadian Job Strategy, and the effects